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mainframe

[meyn-freym] / ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm /
NOUN
central processing unit
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“When we look at that sort of financial backbone, 70% by value of all transactions flow through the mainframe on a daily basis,” says Krishna.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Sales of the z17, the company’s flagship enterprise mainframe designed for the AI age, fell short of its expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“It was a shot to the heart and the chest and the mainframe with Luka,” James told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

There is a perception that IBM’s mainframe business could be threatened by AI.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

I used the code that listed Detective Barrone’s call to my father to wiggle into the Division of Detectives mainframe.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

IBM lowered its growth outlook after sales of data center mainframes sank 42%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

However, Morningstar’s Yang explained that mainframes fall into a different class of hardware and process different workloads than hyperscaler servers do, for instance.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Before the mid-1970s, computers were hulking mainframes housed in climate-controlled rooms, accessible mainly to governments and large corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The infrastructure division, which includes IBM’s mainframes, reported revenue of $3.3 billion, which was just ahead of the $3.1 billion FactSet consensus and represented growth of 15% from the previous year.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

Computers up to that point had been the massive, expensive mainframes of the sort sitting in the white expanse of the Michigan Computer Center.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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